Wednesday, December 8, 10:00am-5:00pm - SOS 250
10:00 – 10:30am Greetings, Introductions (Exchange leaders Piggott, Sasaki)
10:30-11:30am Prof. Ken’ichi Sasaki, Archaeology, Meiji University:
Keyhole-shaped Tombs and Political Structure in Fifth-century Japan
11:45am – 12:45pm Prof. Katsunori Takase, Archaeology, Meiji University:
Classical Japan: An Archaeological Approach—Spatial Diversity and Temporal Change in Plant Use in Sagami Province
Lunch
2:00 – 2:40pm Kristina Buhrman, Ph.D. candidate, USC: Can We Study the History of Science for the Heian Insei Era?
3:00 – 4:00pm Prof. Joan Piggott, History, USC: Japanese History Beyond National History
4:15 - 5:00pm Discussion
Thursday, December 9, 10:00am-5:00pm - SOS 250
10:00 – 11:00am Prof. Atsushi Makino, Literature, Meiji University:
Go-Shirakawa’s Kingship and The Tale of the Heike
11:20am – 12:20pm Hiroyuki Suzuki, Ph.D. candidate, Meiji University:
Rites of Archery in Classical Japan
Lunch (Prof. Bruce Zuckerman will discuss innovations in his Inscriptifact Database during lunch, beginning around ~1:10)
1:45 – 2:45pm Dr. Jan Goodwin, Research Associate, East Asian Studies Center, USC:
Claiming the Land, Chôgen and the Establishment of Ôbe Estate
3: 00 – 4:00pm Dr. Nobuko Toyosawa, History, USC:
Traveling the Native Land: Kaibara Ekiken and the Fudoki
4:15 – 5:00pm Discussion
Friday, December 10, 10:00am-5:00pm **
**Morning meetings will be held in the Doheny Library East Asian Library Seminar Room; afternoon meetings will be held in SOS 250, USC
10:30 – 11:30am Noriko Kanazawa, Ph.D. candidate, Meiji University:
“The Land of China” in Hamamatsu Chünagon monogatari
11:45am – 12:45pm Dina Grib, M.A. candidate, Meiji University:
Oath-taking and Punishment at Shintô Shrines in the Kamakura Period
Lunch (tentatively, we will adjourn to a nearby eatery for lunch)
2:00 – 2:40pm Michelle Damian, Ph.D. candidate, USC: plans for dissertation research on the medieval Seto Inland Sea and its marine landscape
3:00- 3:40pm Sachiko Kawai, Ph.D. candidate, USC: A Woman’s Power of the Purse—Hachijôin and her Properties
4:00 – 5:00pm Discussion
RSVP to joanrp@usc.edu
